List of sportspeople with dual nationality
The following is a list of athletes with dual nationality. It includes both players who can trace their origins to a foreign country and those who have attained foreign nationality during their career, as well as players who hail from semi-autonomous regions within countries.
Athletics
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Baseball
Basketball
Boxing
Cycling
Fencing
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Helene Mayer |  Germany United States |
Field hockey
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Fatima Moreira de Melo |  Netherlands Portugal |
Football (Association)
| Name of athlete | National teams represented | Nationalities | Acquisition of Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi |  Argentina |
Argentina Spain |
By birth |
| Stephan Schröck |  Philippines |
Germany Philippines |
By birth
Mother (Philippines) |
| Daisuke Sato | Philippines |
Philippines Japan |
By birth
Mother (Philippines) |
| Wagner Lopes | Japan |
 Brazil Japan |
Naturalized
1993 (Japan) |
| Mike Havenaar | Japan |
Japan Netherlands |
Naturalized
1994 (Japan) |
| Predrag Radosavljević | United States |
 Yugoslavia United States |
Naturalized
1996 (United States) |
| Cristian Gonzáles |  Indonesia |
Indonesia Uruguay |
Naturalized
3 November 2010 (Indonesia) |
| Sergio van Dijk | Indonesia |
Indonesia Netherlands |
Naturalized
2013 (Indonesia) |
| Diego Costa | Brazil Spain |
Brazil Spain |
Naturalized
September 2013 (Spain) |
| Adis Nurković |  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo |
Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo (expected to be) |
Naturalized
2016 (Kosovo) |
Football (Gridiron)
Ice hockey
Kickboxing
Rugby
Speed skating
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| Derek Parra | United States Mexico |
| Brigt Rykkje | Netherlands Norway |
| Hans van Helden | Netherlands France |
Swimming
Tennis
Weightlifting
| Name of athlete | Nationalities |
|---|---|
| David Mark Berger |  Israel United States |
| Ben Helfgott |  Poland United Kingdom |
See also
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